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A WA student handing off a baton to another in the 4 by 4 relay

WA needs donations for track renovations

Mahi Kandage, Sports Editor Feb 16, 2018

Westford Academy’s football field and track are the center for big football games, track events, and other high school milestones. To improve the usability of the track area, WA has started a GoFundMe to renovate and update the football field and track. The improved track will create a safer environment...

Dolan breaks two school running records

Dolan breaks two school running records

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor-in-Chief Feb 9, 2018

Star senior runner Jason Dolan has had a very memorable final year at Westford Academy, first committing to Bryant College to run and potentially study business. With the winter sports season beginning to come to a close, Dolan has reached a few milestones that will help him leave his mark on WA running...

Patriots Super Bowl loss leaves unanswered questions for the future

Patriots Super Bowl loss leaves unanswered questions for the future

Dan Allison, Staff Writer Feb 6, 2018

On Sunday evening, homes all over New England anticipated the upcoming 6:30 kickoff in yet another Super Bowl for the Patriots. Fans ate their Tostitos Scoops with confidence after a thrilling AFC Championship win against the Jacksonville Jaguars 2 weeks ago, and they were hungry for a 6th Lombardi Trophy...

WA Boy's Ice Hockey Suffers Loss to Andover

WA Boy’s Ice Hockey Suffers Loss to Andover

John Vassiliou, Staff Writer Jan 12, 2018

The WA Boys’ Ice Hockey suffered a close defeat last night at skate 3 to Andover. The first period was fairly deadlocked, with Andover getting the puck on the first face off. The second face off stuffed WA into their half of the ice. But that didn’t stop number 16, Matt Cielakie, from gaining...

The rest of the team, sitting on the sideline watching their fellow teammates and cheering them on.

WA Girls’ Varsity Basketball wins season opener

Erin Killpartrick, Staff Writer Dec 14, 2017

WA Girls' Varsity Basketball won their first game against Waltham with a final score of 69-27 on Tuesday, December 12, this puts them at 1-0 on the season.  The game was held at WA and the team received a lot of support from the crowd. Senior Emily Bramanti scored 23 points throughout the...

Photo courtesy of Westford Community Rowing.

Crew team reinvented after budget deficit discovered

Varshini Ramanathan, Co-Managing Editor Dec 11, 2017

After discovering a projected $70,000 deficit for the Westford Community Rowing program, home of the local crew team, Westford town officials made the decision to lay off two full-time crew coaches and shift the adult crew programs to the nonprofit Friends of Westford Community Rowing. WA has made preliminary...

Riley Rohlfs Reflects on a Successful Season

Riley Rohlfs Reflects on a Successful Season

Oliver Davey, Staff Writer Dec 6, 2017

Riley Rohlfs, a junior at WA, has just wrapped up his third season as a Varsity Golf member. One of the top golfers at WA, he proved he could not only compete in just team matches but at a sectional and state level individually. Rohlfs played for WA during the 2017-2018 season  against various teams...

Junior Elizabeth Arnold follows through on a free throw

Arnold headed to Hamilton

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief Dec 6, 2017

After four years playing varsity basketball for WA, senior captain Elizabeth Arnold has decided that she will continue her academic and athletic career at Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York. According to Arnold, since it is a Division III program, the process of finding a school to play...

Dolan running to Bryant after graduation

Dolan running to Bryant after graduation

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor-in-Chief Dec 4, 2017

Senior Jason Dolan has spent the entirety of his high school career running for a variety of school track and cross country teams. The hard work throughout four years has finally paid off, with Dolan officially signed up to run at Bryant University.          Dolan toured a variety of schools and...

Principal Jim Antonelli hand out finalist medals to the team after the game

WAGS falls just short of state title

Ben Walker and Andrew Friel (Photos), Co-Editors-in-Chief Nov 18, 2017

On Saturday, November 18th, WA Girls’ Soccer squared off against the Wachusett Mountaineers for a chance to capture the girls’ soccer division I state title. Unfortunately for WAGS, they 2-1 lost in double overtime, falling just short of the title after a historic playoff run. This run was...